The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-25

citation, which is composed of dele
gates from all the States and Ttri-
tories OF the Union, waa fixed for Sep
tambsr 9th to 10th, at Denver, Col.
Mr.. Pabor assured the COMMITTEES that
great preparations were being made in
Denver for the reception and enter
tain mont OF the delegates at the an.
nual meeting, in which much Interest
is felt.
A CRRSTFALJEN TRIO.
From the reporters gallery Of the
House, yesterday, an unusual sc5ne
on the floor was witnessed. One OF
small D ges was seen tn approach Mr.
Mills of Texas, aud after whispering
something 10 his ear, dart rapidly over
to the seat coupled by Pat Collins, Il
Massachusetts,. T0en he stopped 8
minute behind Mr. Bennett, OF North
Carolina, with whom he exchanged
few words. In less time than ole
could write it, these three gentlemen
had met as by one clmmon impulse
in the area fronting the Spe aker's
desk. Here they Rugged each other
aud laughed and danced and shouted
in very gee. Te the curious members
who had f1)cked about them they ex-
planned that the PrssideCt had vetoed
the Edmunds-Tucker Mormon bill,
which they themselves had opposed,
and hence their great Joy. Subsequent
investigation proved that the gentle
men were laboripg under misapprs-
hension aud that the President had
not only vetoed the bill, but that
there was little reason to believe
he would 1t seems that when clerk
from the Executive Mansion returned
to the House. yesterday with mum
Der OF bills the President had signed,
Mr.. Tucker inquired Of him if the
Mormon bill was among the number.
Both the question end negative reply
were overheard by the page, who,
jumping at the conclusion that the
bill had been vetoed, Immediately
rushed to the foregoing gentlemen,
with the result as stated. When Mr.,
Tucker explained how badly the OPP
ponents OF his bill had been fooled,
number of clever wits, hesded by Tom
Reed and Ben Butterwortb, rushed
over to the Democratic side to poke a
little fun at Messrs. Mills, Collins and
Bennett, but the three gentlemen had
wisely sbsented themselves from the
chamber and could not be found.
INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS.
The total collections of internal rev.
enue during the first seven months If
the Fl zeal year ending June 80, 1887,
were $66 04S, 1907, being 1887 ,544 less
than the collection during the came
period of the last fiscal year. Tn, re
was decrease of 1897 $40 in the CO.
lection from spirits; an increase OF
$87S, 800 from tobacco; an Increase OF
ST. ,233, SOP from termented liquors and
an increase OF $50 335 from miscel-
laneous objects. The total receipts
from oleomargsrine up to February
let at were 1855 500.
The aggre ate receipts for January,
1887, were $2l6 796 greater than those
for January, 1856.
THE sEIsMoscoPK.
The eeismoecope set up in the phys
iCal laboratory al the United States Sig.
nal Office in this city was disturbed by,
and accurately recorded at 80 merid-
ian time, February 23d, the arrival at
this point of the recent earthquake
that occurred in France and Italy. A
rough calculation gives about 500
miles per hour ss the velocity Of
transmission.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
Mr.. ingalls, was nominated by the
Republican caucus 10 be President OF
the Senate. The Democ rats will sup,
port Senator Harris.
PR CEEDINGs CT ooNGR Ess.
Senate The usual sheaves Of petit
tions from Grand Army pests for the
passage OF the dependent pension bill
over the Ple-ident's veto were pre-
sented and laid on the table.
The House substitute for the fishery
retaliation bill was disagreed to, and a
cen 'erenca WAS asked Senators Ed.
murds, Frye and Morgan were APP
pointed Senate Conferees.
Senate bill 70 authorize the con-
struction of a rlil,osd bridge over tina
Mississippi river at Grand Tower, H.,
WAS taken fiom the calender.
Amendments were fgreed to requir-
ing the principal span to be $40 feet
and the other pans 500 feet, and the
bill passed.
TIE Senate then proceeded to the
consideration of the Senate bill to ex-
tirpate contagious pleuro pneumonia,
foot and mou diseases and rinder.
pest among cattle, and to facilitate the
expectation OF cattle and the products
of i've stock.
Senat Miller stated that cont lgious
pleuro pneumonia had, ss he believed,
passed the Allegheny mountains, an
row existed in the city OF Chicago,
He had also seen published sta' eme d ts
as 10 its existenCe in the State of Mis-
souri,. He favored liberal sppropria.
ton for stamping out the disease.
Senator Vest dsnied that there was
any pleuro pneumonia in Missouri.
The bill WAS amended go as to have
Commissioners appointed by the Pres
ident of the UaIted States without
the necessity of confirmation by the
Ssnate) Vsrious amendments to the
bill, giving to the President of the
United States authority which had
been proposed tn be given to the Com.
missi Of Agriculture, were agreed
to. Without further action the Sen.
ate adjourned
HotlSe.-Mr. Matson Qnd.) called up
the dependent pension bill, with the
We o message of the President the reon.
II was sgreed't The debAte should
run until o'clock, when the previous
question should be considered as or
dered.
Messrs Oonger, Sawyer, O'Hsrs,
Bayne, Bragg and Henderson spoke
on the question. Mr.. Bragg, however,
stood up sgainst them all on the side
of the President, His speech was a